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i .LettersiPatent No. 69,563, dated .October 8, 1867.

INSTRMENT FDR WRENGHING BUNGS .OUT OP BARRELS.

To ALI'.v wHoM 1T MAX ooNoERN:

Be it known that I, AUGUST HERDE, of Baltimore, in the 'county ofBaltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented 'a new and usefulInstrument for Wrenching out the Bunge of Barrels having their bungspartly outside, as is always the case with lager-beer barrels; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full and exact description of theconstruction and operation of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the4 letters ofreference marked thereon,making a part of this specification, in which- Figu're 1 is a view ofone side, i

Figure 3 a view of theother, and

Figure 2 a longitudinal elevation, showing the process of wrenching.

The instrument-consists of 'two arms, A and A', moving around'a screw,which is fastened by plates C and D. The plate D is movable, -and may betaken off by means of a screw-driver applied to the holes R. and theboth armsseparat'ed. The arms near the screw are curved in the shape ofthe halves of a circle, the insides of which having the diameter of thecustomary-sized bungs for lager-heer vessels, and are rough, to be ableto hold the bung if applied,ia s this is shown in fig. 2.

The mode of operation is as follows: The .projecting-end of the bung iisgrasped between the curved jaws of the wrench and is turned round,thus-removing 'the bungA from the barrel. rlhe instrument is of any.suitable material.

What Ivclaim, and desire tu secure by Letters Patent, is-V The aboveinstrument, when constructed as described, and for the purpose setforth.

Witnesses:

A. M. Savour, ELY FAST.

